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Merchandiser CV: example and template

This example is for field merchandisers at manufacturers and agencies, merchandisers at retail chains and people working on product displays, and for shop assistants and students looking for a job with a company car.

The employer wants to know how many stores you visit, how you stock shelves to planograms, how you build displays and check promotions, how you report and how you work with store staff. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: merchandiser

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Tomasz Kubacki

Merchandiser

Rzeszow +48 123 456 789 tomasz.kubacki@example.com

Professional profile

Merchandiser with 5 years of experience at a drinks manufacturer. I visit around 45 stores a week in the Podkarpacie region: I stock shelves to planograms, build extra displays, check prices and stock, look after promotional materials and prepare photo reports in an app. Our products' share of shelf in my stores rose by 12% in a year.

Work experience

Merchandiser

03.2021 - present

Drinks manufacturer, Rzeszow

  • Around 45 stores a week in the Podkarpacie region.
  • Stocking shelves to planograms.
  • Extra displays and promotional materials.
  • Checking prices, stock and dates, photo reports in the app.
  • Share of shelf up 12% in a year.

Shop assistant

06.2018 - 02.2021

Grocery supermarket, Rzeszow

  • Stocking shelves.
  • Checking dates.
  • Serving customers.

Education

Retail technician

2013 - 2017

Technical School of Commerce in Rzeszow

Skills

  • Stocking shelves to planograms
  • Extra displays
  • Price and stock checks
  • Reports in a mobile app
  • Route planning
  • Working with store staff

Training

  • Planogram and display standards training, 2021
  • Driving licence category B

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • Company car

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a merchandiser CV

Professional summary

Write who you work for, how many stores you visit and what you do on visits. Add a result, for example a bigger share of shelf. The employer is looking for a merchandiser who is systematic, accurate and can get on with the store manager.

Shop assistant with 3 years of experience at a grocery supermarket. I stock shelves, check dates and serve customers. I hold a category B driving licence. I am looking for work as a field merchandiser.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the company, product category, number of stores, planograms, displays, checks and reports. Show results in numbers. Add your driving licence and the apps you use. Also say whether you work with retail chains or independent shops.

Weaker: Visits.

Better: Around 45 stores a week in the Podkarpacie region.

Weaker: Displays.

Better: Extra displays and promotional materials.

Weaker: Results.

Better: Share of shelf up 12% in a year.

Skills worth listing

List planograms, displays, price and stock checks, reports, route planning and work with stores. In your soft skills show being systematic, accuracy and communication.

Professional skills

  • Planograms
  • Displays
  • Price checks
  • App reports
  • Route planning
  • Driving licence

Personal skills

  • Systematic approach
  • Accuracy
  • Communication
  • Independence
  • Punctuality

Training

List planogram and display standards training and your driving licence. Companies train merchandisers in their own standards.

First job as a merchandiser

This is a good starter job. On your CV show shop work, accuracy and a driving licence.

Add knowledge of mobile apps and taking photos for reports. They are everyday tools in this job.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

A drinks manufacturer looks for displays and fridges, a cosmetics maker for accurate planograms in drugstores, and an agency for work for several clients and flexibility. Move to the top what the job ad is about. If you are responsible for setting up stands, fridges or point-of-sale materials in stores, say so plainly. Also say whether you take orders from stores, because many firms combine merchandising with simple sales.

The most common mistakes on a merchandiser CV

Questions and answers

What should a merchandiser put on a CV?

The company, product category, number of stores, planograms, displays, reports, driving licence and results.

Is a driving licence needed?

For field work almost always.

Which results are worth giving?

Share of shelf, the number of extra displays and planogram compliance.

How is a merchandiser different from a sales representative?

A merchandiser looks after the shelf and displays, while a sales representative sells and negotiates terms.

Create a merchandiser CV in the builder

In the CV Majster builder you enter your details step by step and see right away what the document looks like. You can copy the wording from this page and adapt it to yourself. The finished CV as a PDF costs a one-off PLN 5, with no subscription, and you see the preview before you pay.

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